Auckland vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$2429
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$651
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$2276
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	32	53
😀 Quality of life	89	89
🏙️ Population	1.47M	686K

The cost of living in Auckland is 124% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 1604th and 5951st ($2156 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 630th in New Zealand and Japan, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Shizuoka ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 240th and 246th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Shizuoka

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	Auckland	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	1.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$3664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$7.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$33.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$0.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$77.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$35.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$63.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$16729

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$924
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$929
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$939
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$943
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$947
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1036
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1011
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$945
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$940
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$955
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1043
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$928
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1039
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1038
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1036
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1039
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1038
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1037
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1042
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$926
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1031
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1051
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1051
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1052
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$991
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1049
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1053
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1054
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1067
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1062
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1078
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1041
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1061
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1078
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1052
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1131
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1001
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1059
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$904
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1063